Welcome to MediaSmarts

This is the final in a series of nine reports examining young Canadians’ activities and behaviours relating to a variety of Internet issues, including: cyberbullying, online relationships, privacy, offensive content, sexting, excessive use and digital literacy in the classroom and home.

Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit of Youth is designed to help young people understand how the news industry works, why youth stereotyping happens and how they can access media to get positive youth voices and stories heard.

Bullying is an issue many youth face on a daily basis. We all have a role to play in helping to create a society where children and teens are safe and protected from harassment, violence, and abuse. We also need to educate youth themselves to be caring, empathic and ethical citizens both online and off. Visit our cyberbullying section for lesson plans, tip sheets, backgrounders, and more.

Check out MediaSmarts’ curriculum charts for Grades K-12, which highlights media education outcomes and expectations in each province and territory, and pairs them with supporting resources.

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Explore Digital and Media Literacy

Welcome to the “fundamentals” section of our website, where we bring together the various concepts and competencies that define what it is to be literate in today’s complex media culture. Here we explore digital literacy and media literacy and their underlying aspects and principles.

Concerns about video games include the time children and teens spend playing them, the physical effects of an inactive lifestyle, and the violent or sexist content of many games. Playing video games can be a positive experience if we understand the issues involved, choose games wisely and control screen time.